specter

specter

英
　　美 ['spɛktɚ]

n. 幽靈；妖怪；恐怖之物

中文詞源：

specter 鬼，幽靈，恐懼，恐慌

來自拉丁語 spectrum,出現，顯示，影像，鬼魂，幽靈，來自 specere,看，詞源同 spectate,aspect.

例句：

1. The terrible specter of civil war hung over the country once again.
內戰的可怕陰影再一次籠罩這個國傢.

2. The news of more cuts has raised the specter of redundancies once again.
關於進一步裁減的消息讓人們擔心會再次裁員.

3. The arrival of warm weather raises the specter of disease and increased rat infestations caused by rotting garbage.
天氣轉暖使人們擔心垃圾腐爛會引起疾病傳播和鼠群猖獗.

4. Gene - based anthropology also struggles with the specter of racism.
以基因為基礎的人類學,仍舊在與種族主義的幽靈進行鬥爭.

5. The specter of war loomed ahead.
戰爭的陰影逼近瞭.